Suspect in assault released allegedly commits arson in Washtenaw County
In Washtenaw County, Dave Andrew Clair is being held in custody, pending release to a mental health facility. At the same time, the prosecutor is explaining why he was previously let out, after an alleged assault.
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(WXYZ) â In Washtenaw County, Dave Andrew Clair is being held in custody, pending release to a mental health facility. At the same time, the prosecutor is explaining why he was previously let out, after an alleged assault.
At 27-years-old, Clair is no stranger to trouble with the law.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced Friday that the county will be charging crimes against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity as hate crimes.
‘Our justice system needs to treat kids like kids:’ Washtenaw County Prosecutor won’t charge juveniles accused of minor crimes
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The juvenile justice system is no longer Washtenaw County’s go-to option when children and teens are accused of minor crimes.
On Monday, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit added another policy to the list of progressive changes his office has already enacted since he was sworn in on January 1.
The latest directive from the prosecutor’s office notes that staff will no longer issue petitions against juveniles facing accusations of truancy, curfew violations, tobacco and vaping-related offenses, possession of marijuana or alcohol, and disorderly conduct unless there is evidence of a serious crime or violent act.
Washtenaw prosecutor won t charge juveniles for low-level crimes
The change is the third major police shift announced by Savit since he took office Jan. 1.
Under the new policy, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office will “avoid charging juveniles with minor offenses that are best resolved outside of the criminal-justice system,” Savit said.
The low-level crimes include status-based” offenses such as truancy, curfew violations, and running away from home; tobacco or vaping-related offenses; disorderly conduct and crimes related to juvenile use of marijuana or alcohol.
In a 10-page policy directive issued Monday to his office s assistant prosecutorys, Savit stressed that “voluminous scientific research and legal doctrine” indicates that “children (and teenagers) are not small adults.”
Prosecutor to be more lenient on juveniles in marijuana, tobacco and truancy cases
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Unless evidence shows a serious crime or violent act has been committed, children and teens accused of breaking the law in Washtenaw County will no longer face the juvenile justice system as a first option.
Newly elected Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit issued another policy change Monday, Jan. 25. The latest change directs his staff to no longer issue petitions against juveniles accused of minor crimes such as truancy, curfew violations, tobacco offences, possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct.
“The Prosecutor’s Office is in the process of building out community partnerships that will allow for effective, rehabilitative, non-criminal interventions for youthful mistakes,” Savit wrote in the new policy. “In the interim, however, the Prosecutor’s Office should seek to avoid the unnecessary tethering of young people to the crimina